Survival Guide

Survival Guide

REMINDER. If you are interested in volunteering time or would like more information on the Peninsula AIDS Foundation, call 591-0971.

CAMPAIGN FORUMS

CONTACT US. Send information on forums for city council and school board candidates to Daily Press, Metro Desk, 7505 Warwick Blvd., Newport News 23607; or send by fax to 245-8618. Information: 247-4741.

BUCKROE CIVIC ASSOCIATION. The group will host a forum for Hampton City Council candidates at 7 tonight in the former Buckroe Methodist Church, 620 Buckroe Ave.

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF HAMPTON-NEWPORT NEWS/KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 5480 COUNCIL. The public is invited to attend a Newport News City Council and School Board candidates forum from 1 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Columbian Center, 12742 Nettles Drive, Newport News. Candidates for City Council will speak from 1 to 3 p.m., and candidates for the School Board will speak from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Written questions will be accepted from the audience.

HIGHWAY HEADACHES

28TH STREET, NEWPORT NEWS. The 1300 block will be closed to through traffic until July for sewer rehabilitation. Traffic will be detoured to 26th Street.

COLEMAN BRIDGE. No bridge openings are scheduled today, but this is subject to change without notice.

COLONIAL PARKWAY, YORKTOWN. The parkway from Yorktown to Route 199 is closed until summer for repairs.

FORREST DRIVE/WOODS ROAD, NEWPORT NEWS. Roads will be closed to through traffic until June 15 to replace sewer facilities.

HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE-TUNNEL. One eastbound lane will be reduced to one lane inside the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Friday for tunnel washing.

I-64, HAMPTON/NEWPORT NEWS. Two east and westbound lanes between Route 17 and the Hampton Roads Center Parkway will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday for replacement of pavement markings and installation of signs.

Also, one east and one westbound lane and shoulder between Route 17 and Hampton Roads Center Parkway intersections will be closed from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday through Friday for removal and installation of signs.

Also, the right ramp lane of I-664 northbound to I-64 eastbound will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today for maintenance on bridge expansion joints.

I-64, YORK COUNTY. Eastbound and westbound lanes will alternate closing from the Camp Peary interchange to approximately 2, miles east of Camp Peary from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Friday for concrete pavement repair.

JEFFERSON AVENUE, NEWPORT NEWS. One lane north of Denbigh Boulevard interchange will be closed from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Friday for installation of a water line.

MONITOR-MERRIMAC MEMORIAL BRIDGE-TUNNEL. One southbound lane inside the tunnel will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today for maintenance to work on rail car.

Also, the left northbound lane inside the tunnel will be closed from 7 p.m. to midnight tonight through Thursday to repair damaged tunnel tile.

Also, the left southbound lane inside the tunnel will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday for maintenance on rail car.

NORTH HENRY STREET, WILLIAMSBURG. Reconstruction between Lafayette Street and Prince George Street will continue daily until approximately July 1. Motorists are encouraged to use alternative routes to avoid construction delays.

OAK AVENUE, NEWPORT NEWS. Traffic from 26th Street to 29th Street will be detoured to Parish Avenue or Chestnut Avenue until July for sewer rehabilitation.

OYSTER POINT INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY, NN. One road will be closed between Thimble Shoals Boulevard and Diligence Boulevard from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday for two months to work on a new bicycle path.

ROUTE 17, YORK. One northbound lane at various locations between Dare Road and the Newport News city line will only be open from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Friday. Workers will be repairing the concrete pavement. Also, the southbound lane for the same construction project will only be open from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. daily.

Also, One northbound lane from the Colonial Parkway overpass to Alexander Hamilton Boulevard will be closed from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday until May 7 for tree removal.

ROUTE 134, YORK COUNTY. Ramp from Route 134 westbound to Route 17 north will be closed from 7 p.m. to 4 a.m. Monday through Friday through May 15 for concrete pavement repair.

JAMES RIVER BRIDGE, NEWPORT NEWS. Right northbound lane on Route 17 from small boat channel to draw span will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today for maintenance to repair overhead signs.

CURRENT TAX STATISTICS. Here are the individual income tax production statistics for Virginia as of April 22 compared to last year's statistics.

YTD 93 YTD 94

No. of returns filed 1,397,659 1,355,736

Returns filed tax due 111,580 119,750

Returns filed due refunds 1,286,079 1,235,986

Total refund $295.7 mil $289 mil

Average refund $230 $234

HE SAID IT

``Let's not get caught up in the Prohibitionist fervor of the anti-gun movement. It may be a popular thing to say that criminals buy weapons at gun shows. But common sense will tell you criminals will get their guns and other contraband on the streets.'' - Will Aygarn, a gun collector from Virginia Beach, before Hampton Coliseum officials Monday at a hearing on future gun shows.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

"Call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me." - Psalm 50:15